US2014251519A1PendingUtilityA1
Tire tread with improved snow/dry traction
Est. expiryAug 31, 2031(~5.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B60C 2011/129B60C 11/0008B60C 2011/1209B60C 2011/1213B60C 11/0318B60C 11/11B60C 2011/0025B60C 1/0016B60C 11/12B60C 2011/0337B60C 11/0332
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Abstract
Tire treads having one or more repeating pitches, each repeating pitch comprising individual pitches having tread blocks with sipes formed therein and each pitch having a pitch length of between 15 mm and 35 mm. Such treads may also have a weighted average sipe density D w of between 10 mm −1 and 37 mm −1 , which is determined through the disclosed Eq. 2 below. The tread blocks are also formed from a rubber composition based upon a diene elastomer, a plasticizing system and a cross-linking system, wherein the rubber composition has a glass transition temperature of between −40° C. and −15° C. and a shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 1.1 MPa.
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1 . A tread for a tire, the tread comprising:
one or more repeating pitches, each repeating pitch comprising individual pitches having tread blocks with sipes formed therein and disposed longitudinally along the tire tread, each pitch having a pitch length of between 15 mm and 35 mm; wherein the tread has a weighted average sipe density D w of between 9 mm −1 and 37 mm −1 , wherein a sipe density D R for each of the one or more repeating pitches is:
D
R
=
(
∑
i
=
1
n
L
i
)
P
R
W
p
×
L
p
×
1000
,
where, for one repeating pitch, n is a total number of sipes on one of the individual pitches making up the one repeating pitch, L i is a projected length of each sipe i onto a lateral axis of the tire tread, W p is a pitch width, L p is the pitch length and P R is a number of individual pitches making up the one repeating pitch, and
wherein the tread blocks comprise a rubber composition based upon a diene elastomer, a plasticizing system and a cross-linking system, wherein the rubber composition has a glass transition temperature of between −40° C. and −15° C. and a shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 1.1 MPa.
2 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein there is one repeating pitch.
3 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein there are between 2 and 5 repeating pitches.
4 . The tread of claim 3 , wherein the individual pitches from each of the repeating pitches alternate in a pattern along the entire tire tread.
5 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the pitch length is between 19 mm and 29 mm.
6 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 0.9 MPa.
7 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein D w is between 20 mm −1 and 30 mm −1 .
8 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the glass transition temperature of the rubber composition is between −35° C. and −25° C.
9 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the glass transition temperature of the rubber composition is between −40° C. and −25° C.
10 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the shear modulus G* is between 0.5 MPa and 1 MPa.
11 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the diene elastomer is selected from natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, synthetic polyisoprene rubber, polybutadiene rubber and combinations thereof.
12 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the plasticizing system comprises plasticizers selected from a plasticizing oil, a plasticizing resin or combinations thereof.
13 . The tread of claim 11 , wherein the plasticizing resin is a polylimonene resin.
14 . The tread of claim 11 , wherein the plasticizing oil is selected from a petroleum based oil, a vegetable oil or combinations thereof.
15 . The tread of claim 1 , further comprising:
additional tread blocks formed in one or more of the individual pitches, the additional tread blocks comprising a second rubber composition, wherein at least 80 percent of a total contact surface of all the tread blocks on the tread are formed from the rubber composition.
16 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the tread blocks further comprise a second rubber composition, wherein at least 80 percent of a total contact surface of all the tread blocks on the tread are formed from the rubber composition.
17 . The tread of claim 1 , wherein the tire is selected from a passenger vehicle tire or a light truck tire.
18 . A tread for a tire, the tread comprising:
one or more repeating pitches, each repeating pitch comprising individual pitches having tread blocks with sipes formed therein and disposed longitudinally along the tire tread, each pitch having a pitch length of between 15 mm and 35 mm, wherein the tread blocks have a contact surface adapted for contacting a road; wherein the tread has a weighted average sipe density D w of between 9 mm −1 and 37 mm −1 , wherein a sipe density D R for each of the one or more repeating pitches is:
D
R
=
(
∑
i
=
1
n
L
i
)
P
R
W
p
×
L
p
×
1000
,
where, for one repeating pitch, n is a total number of sipes on one of the individual pitches making up the one repeating pitch, L i is a projected length of each sipe i onto a lateral axis of the tire tread, W p is a pitch width, L p is the pitch length and P R is a number of individual pitches making up the one repeating pitch, and
wherein the contact surface of the tread blocks comprises a rubber composition based upon a diene elastomer, a plasticizing system and a cross-linking system, wherein the rubber composition has a glass transition temperature of between −40° C. and −15° C. and a shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 1.1 MPa.
19 . The tread of claim 18 , wherein the contact surface is made entirely of the rubber composition.
20 . The tread of claim 18 , wherein at least 90 percent of the contact surface is made entirely of the rubber composition.Cited by (0)
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